Dr. Dee: Alaska Vet
Overview
From traveling across glaciers and mountains to enduring sub-zero temperatures and endless days without daylight, there is no more challenging place to be a veterinarian than Alaska. Despite myriad challenges and risks, Dr. Dee Thornell made it her life’s mission to care for the wild and domestic animals of America’s largest state – no matter what.
Top Cast
Dr. Dee Thornell
Herself
Seasons
Season 1 (2015)
No overview available.
7 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Taking Flight
2015-11-07Dr. Dee embarks on her first cross-country flight as a new pilot to treat animals in the Arctic Circle. She also cares for an aging, beloved Border Collie and a disabled Siberian husky with a fighting spirit.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 2: Laundromat Surgery
2015-11-14Dr. Dee flies to a remote village in Ruby, Alaska, to do a marathon spay and neuter clinic at a laundromat. At one of the largest cattle ranches in the state, Dr. Dee fights to deliver a calf struggling to be born.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 3: Don't Mess With Mama
2015-11-21Dr. Dee checks the health of a black bear who just woke from hibernation. But that was the easy part! A routine cattle castration turns dangerous. And a local radio station teams up with Dr. Dee to find a home for a special needs dog.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 4: Raging Horse
2015-12-05Dr. Dee investigates a possible neurological problem in her own dog. A horse castration turns dangerous. At the clinic, a potential case of animal neglect is not what it seems.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 5: Springing Into Action
2015-12-12A feisty miniature horse is a difficult patient, a large horse has a potentially deadly problem, a new pig farmer learns how to castrate piglets, and a dog needs a forever home.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 6: Tis the Season
2015-12-26Dr. Dee takes care of her mother while manning her busy clinic where the vet performs emergency surgery on a Yorkie puppy. She rescues puppies from remote villages in the hopes of finding them homes, and Dr. Terry fights to save one of Santa's reindeer.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 7: Operation Pegasus
2016-01-02Dr. Dee and her team attempt to accomplish the extraordinary as they helicopter rescue a wounded horse from the wilderness! Dr. Dee also cares for a Husky mix hit by a truck and trailer, and investigates the cause of a bearded dragon's long slumber.
Runtime: N/A minSeason 2 (2016)
No overview available.
11 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Socked In & Stranded
2016-07-16Dr. Dee swaps roles as she takes her own dog to a specialist in Anchorage for eye surgery. There, she reconnects with her step-daughter to check on a barrel racing horse. Meanwhile, a remote clinic takes a turn for the worse for Dr. Terry and Nicole.
Runtime: N/A minEpisode 2: On the Edge of Nowhere
2016-07-23Dr. Dee and her husband Ken help the remote villages of Alaska by hosting a vet clinic in a town of just 107 residents. Back at Animal House, Dr. Dee has a life or death emergency on her hands with an Akita apparently suffering from a gunshot wound.
Runtime: 47 minEpisode 3: High on the Hog
2016-07-30Dr. Dee starts fundraising for a no-kill animal shelter in Fairbanks with a pet tricks competition. A pot-bellied pig named Lilly Lou undergoes a surgery full of surprises. Dr. Dee's long-time friend has a stallion with a possibly deadly tumor.
Runtime: 47 minEpisode 4: Against All Odds
2016-08-20Dr. Dee and Ken host a vet clinic in Eagle, Alaska. At Animal House, Dr. Terry performs emergency surgery on a dog that suffered a vicious attack. Dr. Dee solves a mystery surrounding a lovesick turtle and performs a pregnancy check for a rancher.
Runtime: 47 minEpisode 5: Critical Condition
2016-08-27At Animal House, Dee sees a Chihuahua with a life-threatening condition, a vocal Macaw that needs a beak trim and a dangerously ill newborn calf. At home, Dr. Dee and her husband Ken welcome seven fainting goats to the family.
Runtime: 60 minEpisode 6: Down to the Wire
2016-09-03Dr. Dee visits a ranch to check on a pack horse named Red, but she has to be careful. Red kicks like a mule! Dr. Terry and Nicole head to Arctic Village for a remote clinic. Dr. Dee holds down the fort treating a dog with a mass that looks cancerous.
Runtime: 47 minEpisode 7: Farm Frenzy
2016-09-10Dr. Dee flies her mom to a remote vet clinic in Manley Hot Springs, Alaska. Back at Animal House, a Rottweiler may have bone cancer and a bunny has an abscess that just won’t quit. It’s all smiles when several St. Bernard puppies visit the clinic!
Runtime: 47 minEpisode 8: Raging Bull
2016-09-17Dr. Dee flies to Healy, Alaska for a remote clinic. While performing a spay, she notices a dog has tumors. Outside Fairbanks, Dr. Dee also gets Nugget the Bull ready for breeding season, while Dr. Terry gets a big surprise giving shots to kittens.
Runtime: 47 minEpisode 9: Operation Baby Owl Rescue
2016-09-24Dr. Dee and her husband Ken respond to an emergency, flying to rescue baby owls whose parents were killed by an eagle. At Animal house, Dr. Dee's dog becomes a blood donor for a lab with an auto-immune disease, and a cat undergoes stem cell therapy.
Runtime: 40 minEpisode 10: 40 Snakes and Counting
2016-10-01Dr. Dee must perform a three-hour surgery to save a dog's life. Dr Dee & her husband Ken head to Yakutat, Alaska, a village that hasn’t seen a veterinarian in two years! Dr Dee also visits a giant Tegu lizard and several snakes for a wellness check.
Runtime: 47 minEpisode 11: Battling FIV
2016-10-01Dr. Dee returns to Ruby for a remote clinic. At Animal House, Dr. Dee treats a malnourished bunny and tackles a border collie puppy with a congenital issue and a rescued cat who may have an incurable disease called feline immunodeficiency virus.
Runtime: 47 min
